AT&T

Associate Director – Digital Technology Lead

AT&T

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Plano • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $174,100 - $261,100 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformGraphQLJavaJavaScriptKafkaNext.jsNode.jsNoSQLReactRedis

About the role

  • Direct and manage Web engineering teams responsible for designing, developing, testing, and launching both new and existing consumer product features.
  • Champion high standards for quality, reliability, usability, and security across engineering practices and delivered products.
  • Cultivate the next generation of engineering leadership, fostering a culture of high performance, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Ensure teams consistently follow engineering best practices, align with organizational OKRs, and track key KPIs such as delivery velocity, quality, and system health.
  • Establish, optimize, and standardize engineering workflows, driving continuous improvement in efficiency, productivity, and product quality.
  • Actively participate in prototyping, researching, and coding scalable, consumer-facing systems.
  • Continuously evaluate and advocate for cutting-edge tools and technologies to enhance engineering efficiency, productivity, and future readiness.
  • Contribute to development across the entire stack, including Frontend (React.js, Next.js) and Backend (BFF) with Java, JavaScript, REST, GraphQL, and Node.js.
  • Participate in code reviews, operational reviews, technical discussions, and troubleshooting sessions to uphold the highest development standards.
  • Elevate the technical expertise of the organization by actively coaching, mentoring, and setting high standards for technical excellence and architectural rigor.

Requirements

  • Experience with technologies such as React, Next.js, GraphQL, Java, Redis, noSQL databases, Kafka, CDN (ex: Akamai), AI tools, and public cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS).
  • Deep knowledge of full-stack application development using React/Next.js, GraphQL, and Java.
  • Prior hands-on engineering experience, with a strong empathy for developers and a drive to promote engineering happiness and productivity.
  • Experience implementing and leveraging AI tools in production environments.
  • A track record of operational excellence, demonstrated through management of code quality, code reviews, test coverage, and automation.
Benefits
  • Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Paid Caregiver Leave
  • Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
  • Adoption Reimbursement
  • Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
  • Life and Accidental Death Insurance
  • Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
  • Extensive employee wellness programs
  • Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
React.jsNext.jsGraphQLJavaJavaScriptRESTNode.jsnoSQL databasesKafkaAI tools
Soft skills
leadershipcollaborationcontinuous improvementcoachingmentoringempathyinnovationhigh performancecommunicationproblem-solving